System Administrator I–III (TS/SCI) 24/7 Enterprise IT

TAP Engineering; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 83,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) match & profit sharing

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Short/Long-term disability

FSAs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Wellness incentives

Bonuses & referral bonuses

Job summary

TAP Engineering seeks System Administrators at multiple experience levels (I, II, III) to support large-scale enterprise computing environments at Fort Meade, MD. The role covers operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance optimization across compute, storage, and network platforms.

Qualified candidates will have active TS/SCI with polygraph and DoD 8570 IAT II certification, plus Linux-based system administration experience in a 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience requirements for System Administrator I, II and III as listed in the posting.
• I: 3+ years with a degree or 8+ years without a degree; II: 5+ years with a degree or 10+ years without a degree; III: 10+ years with a degree or 15+ years without a degree.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and sustain enterprise IT systems.
• Perform day-to-day system operations, monitoring, and incident response.
• Support system deployments, upgrades, and transitions to production.
• Provide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 support based on experience level.
• Escalate issues appropriately and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Optimize system performance, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Follow established policies, procedures, and operational best practices.

Skills

System administration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

24/7 operations

Education

3+ years with a degree or 8+ years without a degree

5+ years with a degree or 10+ years without a degree

10+ years with a degree or 15+ years without a degree

Tools

Linux (RHEL/CentOS/SUSE)

Windows Server

Server hardware

High-speed networking

Job description

TAP Engineering seeks System Administrators at multiple experience levels (I, II, III) to support large-scale enterprise computing environments at Fort Meade, MD. The role covers operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance optimization across compute, storage, and network platforms.

Qualified candidates will have active TS/SCI with polygraph and DoD 8570 IAT II certification, plus Linux-based system administration experience in a 24/7 environment.